Introduction to Taren Point Touch

Established in 1975, Taren Point Touch Association (TPTA) is the only NSW Touch Football (NSWTF) and Touch Football Australia (TFA) affiliated touch football association in the Sutherland Shire, and is run 100% by volunteers who are passionate about the sport of Touch Football and its growth in the region. Taren Point Touch Association (TPTA / Taren Point Touch) provides local touch football competitions in the Sutherland Shire, catering for male and female participants from 7-70 years of age.

Based at Gwawley Park in the heart of the Sutherland Shire TPTA runs a local park competition in summer and winter seasons for junior and senior players, and enters representative teams into the NSWTA’s Vawdon Cup competition, and the annual Junior and Senior State Cup tournaments.

Based at Gwawley Park in the heart of the Sutherland Shire participants compete in local junior and senior competitions in a fun, family and friendly environment where the emphasis is placed on participation as well as building skills and fitness.

Our competition offers our participants the following:-

Winter competition – Monday and Wednesday nights

Summer competition – Tuesday and Wednesday night

Member base – approximately 1,500 active playing members

Players, coaches, officials – from all parts of the Shire participating and contributing to Taren Point Touch.

In 2015 TPTA announced a landmark partnership with the Cronulla Sharks (NRL). Those fortunate enough to achieve representative honours through the club now have the opportunity of playing in the black, white and blue colours with a rebranding of Taren Point’s representative teams to wearing the colours of the Cronulla Sharks as well as a name change to Sharks Touch Football. To get involved or find out more about our representative teams, click here.

If you would like to read more about the history of touch football in Australia click here.

For more information on Taren Point Touch & Sharks Touch Football please contact us on email tarenpointtouch@hotmail.com

Taren Point Touch offers the following local competitions:

COMPETITIONS	AGES	TEAMS	TEAM NUMBERS	COMP DATES
WINTER
Juniors	5 – 17 Years	Mixed	12	S1 – May-Aug
Seniors	13 – 80 Years	Women’s, Mixed, Men’s 30s, Men’s		S1 – May-Aug
SUMMER
Juniors		7-13 Girls and Boys, Girls and Boys Youth League	80	S2 – Sept-Dec
Seniors	13 – 80 Years	Women’s, Mixed, Men’s 30s, Men’s	40	S2 – Sept-Mar

Mission Statement

To run a competition to ensure touch football remains a fun, enjoyable and affordable non-contact sport for all participants and families, in a safe and welcoming environment. We believe in:-

fostering an atmosphere that will engage and retain players, coaches, managers, referees, officials, supporters and volunteers
creating a passion and love for touch football that will help build and make Taren Point Touch stronger in the future
promoting a positive, family friendly, vibrant image
strongly supporting the concept of teamwork both on and off the field
encourage and welcome parent, supporter and volunteer involvement at both team, club and representative level
encourage an atmosphere of learning and skill development for players, coaches, referees and officials